Keyless car owners are being urged to step up their security following a spate of thefts across Nuneaton .

There has been a rise in the number of keyless cars stolen and homes broken into for the sole purpose of stealing the vehicle from the drive in the east area of town, particularly Whitestone .

To try and put the brakes on the problem, PC Esther Kinch, who is the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) officer for the area, is desperate for owners of high value cars to step up their security.

PC Kinch said: "I am urging people with keyless cars to purchase the Defender pouches, which blocks the signal and prevents anyone stealing your car through intercepting the signal between your car and your key.

"I'm also asking people to report any suspicious vehicles or persons in the area. Descriptions of the vehicles including colour, make, registration plate number, even if they only have part of it, the amount of people on board and description of people.

"I don’t expect people to have all of this information but I would ask them to report anything they do have as it helps us build a picture of who is about and what they are up to."